Ash-sifter.



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ADonri-i sinennvn, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

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Application led .T une14, 191'?. Serial No. 174,803.

To all whom t may concern: 1v1 A Be it known that l, ADoLrrrSinenLYN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Detroit, county of ldfayne, State of Michi'- 'ganj have invented a certain new and useful .improvement in Ash-Sitters, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the saine, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the" saine, reference being `had to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to vash sitters and an object of my improvements is to provide a horizontal ash sitter in which the lcoarser material shall not accumulate and stop up the apertures.

I attain this object in the device illustrated in the accompanying drawing inwhich, Y

Figure 1 is a cross section lie-A Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a plan View of an ash sitter embodying my invention, the pan being partly broken away and the cover of the casing re# moved. 1

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view showon the line ing a portion of the frame and suspending link. i

Fig. 4 is a detail elevation showing one of the supporting bars.

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view showing the inode of suspending the pan-carrying frame. H

a is the inclosing casing and a2 is a removable cover therefor. b is a supporting bar having its ends turned atright angles at b2 and bolted to the sides of the casing parallel and adjacent to one of its ends. rlhe bar Vis supplied with notches b3 which open at their upper ends at the edge of the A bar c and are curved at the lower ends to receive cylindrical pivot pins. 00 are horizontal end bars and c2 c2cross bars of a frame for carrying the ash pan. 03 are bracing bars extending between the bars c2 near their centers.

o4 are lugs struck out of the upper end of jSpeciicatonbf Letters latent.

The end bars c c are so located that when the frame is swung toits limit their ends strike against the inturned` Patented Mar. 26,1918.

the bars c adapted to support the links d in positions convenient to be engaged in the notches 3 when the traine c c2 c3 is placed in position. y

e is the ash pan having the usual apertured bottoni plate `The pan e iii the drawing is shown oi the semi-cylindrical i shape but of coursecan be of any convenient shape. e3 is a lug having a vertical aperture e4 therein and securedat the* center or .the trent wall of the pan e.

`through the wall of the casing a so as to be capable` of turning in said aperture as a pivot so as to raise .its inner end. f2 is an engaging pin extending vertically upward from the rods f engaging in the aperture eAk in the lug or bail e3. The engagement of the pin f2 in the aperture et and the engagement of the rod with the frame is such as to permit oi the above angular motion of the rod without binding.

g is alever arm having a handle at its upper end and pivotally engaging' in a slot or socket L at the'lower end of the casing a. The rod g passes through the aperture f* Vin the outer end of the rod f. Ey taking 02 c3 to move in an arc of a circle determined by the hanging links Z supporting said traine.` Nhen the frame c2 is moved to either eXtreme of its path it is rising upward because oit the Vcircular movement of the lower ends of the links d and while thus rising it strikes against a bent portion b2 of the horizontal rods Zi which suddenly arrests its motion. This throws the ashes upward in the pan e and clears the apertures in the bottom of the pan so that the ashes will pass through them readily.

The lever arm g acts slantingly on the outer end of the rod 7 so as to tend to throw the frame o C2 c3 upward, thus assisting the clearing action. f

The pan may be lifted or replaced readilyT upon the supporting frame c c2 c3 and said frame itself may be raised out of the casing ci by simply lifting-it with its supporting links vertically upward, the pins Z2 passing out of the open upper ends of the slots It will be observed that the links (Z are extending y quite short so that at the end of the travel of the frame c c2 c3 the pan is rising rapidly.

W'hat I claim is:

1. In an ash sifter7 a supporting bar `ZJ having its ends turned inward at b2, a pan pivoted to said bar so as to niove in the aro of a circle, said pan being adapted to strike against the bent-in portions of the rod b at the ends of its travel, substantially as and for the purpose described.

. 2. In an ash sifter, the combination of a casing, horizontal rods extending across the ends of said easing and having slots out into the same 'from the upper edge, a frame adapted to support a pan, upwardly extend.

f ing links on said frame, outwardly eXtend ing pins at the upper ends of said links 3. In an ash sifter, the combination of a Y casing, horizontal rods extending across the` ends of said casing and having slotscut into vthe saine from the upper edge, a frame p adapted to support the pan, upwardly eX- tending links on said frame, outwardly eX- tending vpins at the upper ends of said links adapted to engage in said slots7 lugs bent outward from the middle of the Jframe Jfor sustaining said links in approximately vertical positions.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification. AD OLPH SINGELYN.

15mila# 0Kl this patent may lbe obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the` Commissioner of Patents.

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